Thursday, February 14, 2013

a happy, happy me yesterday... new paint, beautiful paper, a gigantic collection of colored pencils - everything! pales in comparison to the joy of this for me...

and to draw in the sun is the best! i took this pic to show you my setup... that's my homemade colored pencil box that i've had for almost 2 years now. it's been a great way to carry pencils around, first and foremost because it keeps them off the ground. i try to keep them in the box at all times because once they hit the ground they begin burrowing towards the center of the earth. and because they completely fill up the box, they don't bang around in it; i haven't found lead breakage to be more of a problem than
with the ones i have at home. originally i wondered if it was too extravagant to have a box of colored pencils for walking that duplicated the ones at home. the definitive answer to that is 'no!'

all of that stuff (book, pencils, and sharpener) stays in my walking bag so i never have to wonder if i've got everything when i head out...

prismacolor pencils in sennelier journal, 4" x 6"

i drew the little girl (inspired by a kiki smith drawing) and rosebud on another day; yesterday i drew the face and flowers on the right...

Oh my gracious goodness me! Such a heavenly temporary studio you found yesterday! And all that color makes me happy too. All that delicate just right amount of color! Fabuloso! Is that a even a word? Well, you know what I mean. :)

when i was able to get away and take a few trips i always had a separate collection of "travel toys." you just never know when that urge to "just go" hits so need to be prepared...you might enjoy some of these images - hearts in nature stuff:http://fair-isle.blogspot.com/2013/02/nature-lovers-natural-heart-shapes.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FairIsle+%28Fair+Isle%29

This is exactly the medicine I need today....I don't think my toes will be allowed to see the sun... but a walk...Maybe I'll take a few pencils along and make an effort to overcome my fear of failure. Lovely imagination you have lynne

Hey LynneI love your 'take it with' art kit, always good to have art supplies at the ready. I recently picked up a set of Stablio's to bring to the dance studio with me, I sit and doodle and take notes as needed. I can always tell when things are going slow cuz I can fill a page with doodles, (means that the class spent most of the hour, stretching and or going over parts that they need to work on...so no need for note taking. I like those kinds of days best. I like to doodle. Love all of you wee sketches in the sun, Spring is just around the corner by a month or 2. :)

Hi Lynne! The yellow bits in the middle with the dangling flower parts (is this wholly my imagination??) is just magical. I wish I could see this in person, up close. It reminds me of a costume design for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' or such. I know it might sound airy/fairy, but your art is truly magical to me. But in a real way. I have never drawn outside in my life. The closest I have ever come, is sitting on back steps in a private yard. Maybe it is time...*smiles* Norma, x

good morning Lynne i love your studio its to die for and i love your drawings glad u had a happy love day my friend , those little rosebuds are cute , everytime i hear the work rosebud i think of Citizen Kane and still wonder what it means lol another mystery of this world ..hugz bev

Oh how I long for the sun on my toes! I did feel it the other day on my face, and I stood there and soaked it up. It was delightful... and your beautiful drawings are so very beautiful. I look again and again, there is so much beauty and wonderful creative ideas. I love them all!

Oh how I long for the sun on my toes! I did feel it the other day on my face, and I stood there and soaked it up. It was delightful... and your beautiful drawings are so very beautiful. I look again and again, there is so much beauty and wonderful creative ideas. I love them all!

I love your outdoor "studio" shots. Hey, did you find a source in the USA to buy Sennelier sketchbooks? I want one so badly but thought they were only available in France. You've inspired me to take my teeney sketchbook to work today.

love those toes in the sunshine! And have art supplies will travel - how smart of you to keep your 'walking-art-bag' ready. And I also love how your pages accumulate beauty over a couple of sessions -- all that color makes me smile too.xxoo

Lynne, your drawings are a delight! I can't even tell you how much I love these, from the rosebud and Kiki Smith girl to the exquisite faces on those two bottom figures on the second page... and the flowers growing on the watery girl's head... oooooooooooh....

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to answer questions about technique or materials... please feel free to ask here or email me. i work primarily in books using watercolors, gouache, pastels (soft and oil), graphite and colored pencils. i also love to work on muslin and plaster cloth, and when i'm out walking i draw on sticks, stones, and rusty stuff...